Barnstaple Bay Water Body
Good ecological status
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Attributes
- Water Body IDGB610807680003
- Water Body TypeCoastal Water
- Hydromorphological designationnot designated artificial or heavily modified
- NGRSS4264434926
- Surveillance Water BodyYes
- Surface area111.409 km2
- Surface area11140.856 ha
Classifications
Classification Item | 2019 |
---|---|
Ecological | Good |
Biological quality elements | Good |
Macroalgae | Good |
Rocky Shore Macroalgae | Good |
Phytoplankton | Good |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Good |
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen | Good |
Dissolved oxygen | High |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | High |
Morphology | High |
Specific pollutants | High |
Arsenic | High |
Chromium (VI) | High |
Copper | High |
Iron | High |
Zinc | High |
Chemical | Fail |
Priority hazardous substances | Fail |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Good |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | Good |
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds | Good |
Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide | Good |
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) | Good |
Hexachlorobenzene | Good |
Hexachlorobutadiene | Good |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Fail |
Nonylphenol | Good |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Fail |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good |
Priority substances | Good |
Fluoranthene | Good |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good |
Octylphenol | Good |
Trichloromethane | Good |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment |
Investigations into classification status
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Reasons for not achieving good (RNAG) and reasons for deterioration (RFD)
All reasons (RFDs and RNAGs) attributed to the classification elements in this water body.
Reason Type | SWMI | Activity | Category | Classification Element | More information |
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RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Details |
RNAG | measures delivered to address reason, awaiting recovery | Not applicable | No sector responsible | Mercury and Its Compounds | Details |
Reasons for not achieving good status by business sector
The issues preventing waters reaching good status and the sectors identified as contributing to them. The numbers in the table are individual counts of the reasons for not achieving good status with a confidence status of 'confirmed' and 'probable', where the latest classification is less than good status. There may be more than one reason in a single water body. Note, table does not include reasons for deterioration.
Significant water management issue | Physical modifications | Pollution from waste water | Pollution from towns, cities and transport | Changes to the natural flow and level of water | Invasive non-native species | Pollution from rural areas | Pollution from abandoned mines |
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Agriculture and rural land management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mining and quarrying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Navigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Urban and transport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Local & central government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic general public | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recreation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Waste treatment and disposal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No sector responsible | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sector under investigation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives
Classification Item | Status | Year | Reasons |
---|---|---|---|
Ecological | Good | 2015 | |
Biological quality elements | Good | 2015 | |
Macroalgae | Good | 2015 | |
Phytoplankton | Good | 2015 | |
Physico-chemical quality elements | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved Inorganic Nitrogen | Good | 2015 | |
Dissolved oxygen | Good | 2015 | |
Hydromorphological Supporting Elements | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Supporting elements (Surface Water) | Not assessed | 2015 | |
Specific pollutants | High | 2015 | |
Arsenic | High | 2015 | |
Chromium (VI) | High | 2015 | |
Copper | High | 2015 | |
Iron | High | 2015 | |
Zinc | High | 2015 | |
Chemical | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Priority hazardous substances | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Benzo(a)pyrene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(b)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(g-h-i)perylene | Good | 2015 | |
Benzo(k)fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Cadmium and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Heptachlor and cis-Heptachlor epoxide | Good | 2021 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCDD) | Good | 2015 | |
Hexachlorobenzene | Good | 2015 | |
Hexachlorobutadiene | Good | 2015 | |
Mercury and Its Compounds | Good | 2040 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Nonylphenol | Good | 2015 | |
Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) | Good | 2015 | |
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) | Good | 2063 | Natural conditions: Chemical status recovery time |
Tributyltin Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Priority substances | Good | 2015 | |
Fluoranthene | Good | 2015 | |
Lead and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Nickel and Its Compounds | Good | 2015 | |
Octylphenol | Good | 2015 | |
Trichloromethane | Good | 2015 | |
Other Pollutants | Does not require assessment | 2015 |
Protected areas
PA Name | Id | Directive | More information |
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Putsborough | UK34300 | Bathing Water Directive | |
Tintagel-Marsland-Clovelly Coast | UK0013047 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Braunton Burrows | UK0012570 | Special Area of Conservation | Natural England |
Taw-Torridge Estuary | UKSW79 | Shellfish Water Directive | |
Woolacombe Village | UK34400 | Bathing Water Directive | |
Westward Ho! | UK33900 | Bathing Water Directive | |
Saunton Sands | UK34100 | Bathing Water Directive | |
Croyde Bay | UK34200 | Bathing Water Directive | |
Combesgate Beach, Woolacombe | UK34410 | Bathing Water Directive |
Monitoring sites which have been used to classify this water body
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